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my heart was grieved

The word "heart" represents the person emphasizing their thoughts and feelings. Alternate translation: "I was very sad" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

I was deeply wounded

The psalmist speaks of emotional pain as if it were physical pain by being pierced with a knife or arrow. Alternate translation: "I felt like someone had wounded me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)